"We are so proud of her, and she was so proud of us”: Tragedy of mum-of-five, 37, who died in Bolton flat

A family have paid tribute to a ‘happy’ mum-of-five who tragically passed away at the age of just 37. Amadine Webster died in September last year in Farnworth, Bolton.

Today, at an inquest into her death in the town, her daughter Shania paid a touching tribute to her mum, who was also a grandmother. Shania said: “She was fiery, happy, she was more of a joker, she liked jokes. She liked the sunbed.

“She had become a grandmother for the first time. We are so proud of her, and she was so proud of us.”

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Coroner Simon Nelson heard that Amadine had struggled with drug addiction in the past, but did not drink. Her battle with illicit substances began when she harrowingly lost two of her children as babies, Mr Nelson said, reading aloud a statement from Shania.

The last time Shania saw her mum in-person was on September 15, 2021 — two weeks before her untimely passing. On that occasion, the pair were attending Shania’s grandfather’s wake, where Amadine vowed to ‘come off drugs’ and ‘make her dad proud’, Mr Nelson continued.

Sadly, Shania was unable to see her mum make that transformation — last speaking to her on the phone four or five days before her death. Amadine was found in a bathroom at her flat in Farnworth, which she shared with her partner.

She and Daniel Waddilove lived in the Heywood Gardens property, and used drugs there. Amadine’s family believed Mr Waddilove, who was summoned to court but did not attend, would ‘peer pressure’ her into taking drugs.

At the time, John Donaghy was sharing the flat with the pair, sleeping